A type of fine plaster or coating material used to cover walls and ceilings with decorative patterns, it is also used as a sculptural material in architecture. It is made of construction aggregates such as sand or gravel, a binder and water. Applied when wet, it eventually takes a dense, solid form.
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The gold zari used in the border of a traditional white Kerala textile, such as a sari or a mundu…
A colloquial term for a coarse, textured cotton fabric.
Glass that has been given a coarse surface finish, usually with a fine abrasive, to be used as the viewfinder…
Any of several fast-growing climbing palm species of the family Calamoideae, as well as their stems and outer skin that…
A type of handmade paper originally conceived as a surface for Mughal miniature paintings. The paper was developed in India…
A category of synthetic dyes made with a base material of coal-tar derivatives. Aniline is an organic compound derived from…
Handmade paper produced in Sanganer in Rajasthan. It is typically made using traditional methods and natural materials such as cotton…
Paper coated with a photosensitive emulsion, used for making photographic prints, usually in a darkroom. It is first exposed to…